ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,523, issued on May 13, was assigned to BREVILLE PTY Ltd. (Alexandria, Australia).
"Waffle maker" was invented by Richard Hoare (Lane Cove, Australia), Brendan John Foxlee (Earlwood, Australia), Emma Craig (Ultimo, Australia), Vyvyan Rose (Bronte, Australia) and Ashley Marsh-Croft (Woollahra, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food cooking appliance such as a waffle maker, pizza maker or toaster uses a combination of sensor inputs and optional user preferences to determine an optimal cooking time."
The patent was filed on June 15, 2020, under Application No. 16/902,238.
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